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NORTH METRO SCHOOL DISTRICTS ANNOUNCE CALENDARS

COVID-19 regulations and guidelines mean districts taking different approaches to reach students in a far-from-normal school year.

CENSUS MAN HOPES IN-PERSON COUNTERS CAN HELP BOOST RESPONSE RATE FOR HIS COMMUNITY

Census workers hope to find as many people who haven’t responded as possible before wrapping up a month early this fall.

EDNA BEAN: ANOKA COUNTY SUFFRAGETTE

This week, our country celebrated 100 years of women’s right to vote, and at Anoka County History Center we learned the story of one local women’s involvement in the suffrage movement.

WORK CONTINUES TO RE-BUILD BUNKER BEACH DURING SUMMER-LONG SHUTDOWN

$6.5 million project should be wrapped up in time for next season, ahead of schedule due in large part to the COVID-related shutdown this summer.

BLAINE K-9 OFFICER, PARTNER HONORED BY CITY FOR EFFORTS IN COON RAPIDS MANHUNT

Blaine K-9 helped locate fugitive who was later shot and killed by officers after a traffic stop in Coon Rapids in 2019.

BLAINE TO BUILD INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND

New playground will be for children of all abilities and be near baseball field designed for the same purpose, and be ready as soon as the fall.

OFFICERS INVESTIGATE MURDER-SUICIDE AT BLAINE HOME

Officers do not believe anyone else is in danger nor do they believe any suspects are still on the loose.

ANOKA-HENNEPIN SCHOOLS PUSH BACK START DATE TO SEPT. 15

State’s largest school district weighing options and allowing time for more adjustments as more COVID-19 data is available.

BLAINE CITY LEADERS WORK TO KEEP VOTERS SAFE DURING ELECTIONS IN MIDST OF COVID 19

While people visited the polls this week – a concern for voters, election judges, and city clerks was safety. In Blaine, there was an effort to get PPE in the polling place – election judges were stationed behind plexiglass, and voters were given masks if they didn’t have them.